>>1036343just get up in the morning and go do it.
but to get the most enjoyment/appreciation out of it, make sure you at least start off with good hiking clothes, especially boots/shoes. do not skimp on your footware. if your feet are miserable, your miserable and there's no fixing it without going back home
Secondly, after footware, make sure you have ability to get through times during hike with rainy wet conditions and stay mostly dry.
getting soaked can also ruin things for you.
So this means goretex jacket or poncho or rain jacket & rain pants (packable lightweight kind you can bring with you just in case)
Bring enough food and water, and/or a water purifier. extra socks, flash light, knife, a way to make fire.
Even for a day hike, bring enough of the right stuff with you to be able to survive comfortably over nite if need be.
Maybe just start off with long day hikes and work your way towards overniters after you get used to hiking long distances while carrying some things in your backpack.
Plan your trips by finding nearby points of interest in the woods that give you a goal or destination. Like a high mountain peak, or some special waterfall or back country lake or river spot.
It can be kind of boring, for some people anyways, to just walk through the woods with no special scenery or destination.
Leave all your electronic gadgets like phone and mp3 player at home or in the car. Being in the woods while listening to the radio or mp3 music is pointless and ruins the communion with nature.
you need to be able to really soak in the nature, smell the forest and listen to the sounds of the birds and the wind in the trees
